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traction

Length / number of characters: 8
Number of words: 1

  • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
  • Attraction
  • (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
  • The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn
  • Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug
  • The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like

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